Sentralen by Metric Design, Norway
Posted: Filed under: Business, Banking, Law and Finance, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Custom Typefaces & Logotypes, Custom Typography, D&AD Award Winners 2017, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Metric Design, Designed in Oslo, From Scandinavia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Icon Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Norwegian Design, Reviewed by Josh Nychuck, Sans-serif Typography, Sign Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2016, The Best Business Cards of 2016, The Best Custom Logotypes, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2016, The Very Best of 2016, The Very Best of BP&O, Typography, Wordmark Design Comments Off on Sentralen by Metric Design, NorwayOpinion by Josh Nychuk.
The former building of Norway’s first savings bank, which began as a social initiative to serve the working class people of Oslo, now houses Sentralen, a mixed-use cultural centre. Sentralen continues in the traditions of the bank, functioning as a hub for innovators concerned with and looking to address present day societal issues.
The centre houses over 350 tenants working in cultural production, while also accommodating business needs through small meeting spaces and venues for conferences. It also intends to bring the neighbourhood to life with activities throughout the week in one of its six performing arts venues, a classic cocktail bar and restaurant with a menu of contemporary Norwegian dishes.
Scandinavian studio Metric Design was responsible for the visual identity design of Sentralen (main entity), Sentralen UNG (youth) and Sentralen Restaurant (plus bar & cafeteria), as was well as way-finding program and website which connects guests with all there is to experience at the centre. While a comprehensive project, this article focuses on visual identity and way-finding components, and was kindly written by New York-based Canadian freelance designer, writer and educator Josh Nychuk.
Solrug by Bielke & Yang, Norway
Posted: Filed under: Food and Drink, Graphic Design Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed in Oslo, Food Packaging, From Scandinavia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Health Food Packaging, Illustration, Norwegian Design, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging News, Sans-serif Logotypes, Sans-serif Typography, The Best Packaging of 2016, The Very Best of 2016, Uncoated Papers & Cards Comments Off on Solrug by Bielke & Yang, NorwayOpinion by Richard Baird.
Solrug is a high-quality, ready-cut, Finnish sourdough rye bread created for the Norwegian market by Magnus Högnäs, a Finnish expat living in Norway, and in response to the county’s poor wholemeal choice. The bread is dense with a strong flavour, low in sugar and salt but high in fibre and protein, and produced by Finnish bakery Leipomo Rosten Oy using only natural ingredients. Solrug’s packaging, designed by Oslo based graphic design studio Bielke & Yang, draws on and plays up to the bread and brand’s Finnish origins, through a bright panel of Finnish stereotypes, drawn by Finnish illustrator Rami Niemi.
Ragnar Hartvig by Commando Group, Norway
Posted: Filed under: Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews, Photography | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Corporate Identity Design, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Commando Group, Designed in Oslo, Fonts in Use: Dala Moa, From Scandinavia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Sans-serif Typography, The Best Brand Identities of 2016, The Best Business Cards of 2016, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2016, Type Foundry: Commercial Type, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards Comments Off on Ragnar Hartvig by Commando Group, NorwayOpinion by Richard Baird.
Ragnar Hartvig is a renowned Norwegian photographer with over 20 years experience and a strong network of collaborators. Clients have included leading furniture manufacturers, magazines and books, as well as interior and product designers. Ragnar Hartvig worked with Oslo based graphic design studio Commando Group to develop a new brand identity that would convey some of his personality, skillset and experience and link a variety of assets. These included flyers, business cards, stationery and website.
